Actually, this reason sounds better than the "My wife says it has to go" :-) I discourage my sons from the cycle scene. They are in their 20's now. Maybe if they had ridden from age 10 like me, but now I think I'd have an ulcer if they got one. Maybe they still will, but I told them college has to be finished first, and insurance in their names. The small group I ride with, we've had 4 go down this year. Not a good year. We are skipping track day next week because too many are banged up. I know it's hypocritical. Ride safe! -- TL1000 SV1000 Message Board

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Date Posted: 10:39:50 10/06/04 Wed
Author: Gary Foreman
Subject: Actually, this reason sounds better than the "My wife says it has to go" :-) I discourage my sons from the cycle scene. They are in their 20's now. Maybe if they had ridden from age 10 like me, but now I think I'd have an ulcer if they got one. Maybe they still will, but I told them college has to be finished first, and insurance in their names. The small group I ride with, we've had 4 go down this year. Not a good year. We are skipping track day next week because too many are banged up. I know it's hypocritical. Ride safe!
In reply to: Gregasaurus,Oxnard,Ca 's message, "I'm getting out, have, some goodies for sale" on 11:14:22 10/05/04 Tue

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I think the best possible thing you could do for your son is to sell the streetbikes if you must. Buy him and yourself dirtbikes and go out and beat the living sh$t out of yourself & the dirtbikes in the woods. Your son will learn more from riding in the sloppiest conditions in the dirt in one day than he will learn chasing the taillight of his old man for an entire summer. At least when he wads his dirtbike he will pick it up and know why. That experience will later help him handle sliding front/rear ends & eliminate the feeling of being scared while on the edge when he starts racing ;) (NT) -- Concerned Rider, 17:16:55 10/06/04 Wed

Guys get hurt on dirt bikes, you crazy! (NT) -- Gregasaurus, 18:17:00 10/06/04 Wed